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Texas Proposition 6, Probation of Defendants Amendment (August 1935)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on August 24, 1935. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported granting courts the power to suspend a sentence upon conviction and place a defendant on probation. |
A "no" vote opposed granting courts the power to suspend a sentence upon conviction and place a defendant on probation. |
Election results
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245,285 | 53.11% | ||
| No | 216,549 | 46.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing an Amendment to Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Texas so as to authorize courts having original criminal jurisdiction to suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and to place the defendant on probation, under such regulations as the Legislature may prescribe. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 46 during the 44th regular legislative session in 1935.[1]
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